Creativity Collaborative Professional Development
As part of the Creativity Collaborative project and being the Primary Good Practice Lead, I organised a day of professional development targeted to support the development of practice in Early Years across the trust. Three guest speakers visited Marleigh Primary Academy, where the event was hosted, for the day to develop our understanding of teaching for creative thinking.
Our first speaker, Greg Bottrill, led a session on the role of the adult in play and how we can co-play with children while supporting their individual development. Our second speaker, Jacqui Lewis, did a session on Sustained Shared Thinking and how this underpins how adults play with children and develop their critical thinking and metacognition skills. The Third Speaker was Amy Arnold, who led a session on how to support creativity and enquiry. She inspired us with simple ways we can bring experiences to the children that open up opportunities to be curious and find learning irresistible.
Article by Louise Scott, Creativity Collaborative Primary Good Practice Lead
